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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1917
Page
8
City health actions allow rotten eggs to circulate with fines. Inspectors seized a North End batch praised by Commissioner Mullowney as the worst seen, unfit even for tanning. The writer urges posting a public placard in each offender's window to deter repeats.
The piece argues Dr Max Goldfarb now in Stockholm oversteps by calling the American Socialist party neutral as the United States is at war. It condemns treasonable neutrality and urges American Socialists to act as Americans, unlike German Socialists who back their government.
Boston greets the distinguished Italian mission with hearty welcome and civic warmth. The city, proud of its substantial Italian population, pledges to honor allies in the fight for democracy and to show appreciation for the Italian people’s courage and achievement.
Editor Isaac F. Marcusson argues that food leaks from the United States to Germany via Norway and Sweden must stop. He cites 300 percent price rises in those nations and says food shipped to Germany diverts supplies their own people need. He urges tightening the blockade to stop aiding the enemy.
A wartime appeal urges strong sacrifice for Red Cross relief for wounded soldiers. Citizens are asked to donate beyond their means to fund a million dollar goal in two days, stressing that aid directly saves lives and binds the wounds of citizens’ own.
The article notes how America's wealthy class is contributing wealth and even volunteering for dangerous war roles in 1917. It contrasts affluent patriotism with working-class heroism, urging unity across rich and poor to support Liberty and Democracy in the global conflict.
The Red Cross flag follows on every battlefield as the Stars and Stripes lead the way, reflecting the era’s morale and humanitarian symbols amid conflict.
The observant citizen column quotes Sphinx on behavior and notes a letter from Pearline Gomo’s daughter in a local feature.
A self styled letter from Johnny Bruso in Boston chronicles hardship aboard a freight route. He notes high board costs and rough living conditions including a fire box and near drowning in a tub. He mentions work dangers and his longing for Pearline and home as he adjusts to city life.
Rural carrier relies on horse amid fierce mud while New England summer plans unfold. Nantucket visits by Wilson discussed. Sayres lease a bungalow. Jamaica Pond fishing resumes after fish disease scare. Red Cross car service aids nursing district. a veteran’s son wounded in France. local bond sales noted. Arboretum flowers bloom widely and a nesting duck at Salem Golf Club draws attention. Harvard Summer School to offer horticulture course with walks through parks.
The piece surveys high prices for watercolor works by Rembrandt, Velasquez and Turner. It notes Turner's unmatched standing, cites sales like Turner's Heidelberg at 21000 and Bamborough Castle at 15750, and recounts David Cox price surges after death. It concludes with Turner's wealth, life in Chelsea, and burial at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
A reader asks if Fritz was in a class by himself or in two places at once after noting his studies. The note cites a North Weymouth Massachusetts source and questions how he could be in two places at the same time.
Poem celebrates love lifting shadow and sorrow guiding humanity. It portrays love guiding hosts to tread right paths, lifting laughter, conquering deserts, and making life worth while under sunny skies.
Beginning today the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will operate a horse watering cart through business and market districts to supply thirsty horses with drinking water. The service runs during hot weather as city drinking fountains are closed in summer.
Official figures show extreme June temperatures in Boston with peaks of 92 degrees in several years and 94 in 1909. The passage also notes cool records for the date and mentions rainfall occurrences in 1918 and 1916.
The charity urges support to expand disaster response and blood supply programs amid ongoing humanitarian needs. leaders promise improved outreach, training, and emergency readiness to save more lives nationwide.
On a September day Hope and Jimmie Bennett discover a hidden tin trunk in a burned cellar. The box contains Aunt Nancy's gold and silver hoard saved from war times, enough to save the mortgage and secure a joyful, lingering memory for the Bennetts.
Engraving ad notes 5A M skenzie Engraving Co at 178 Congress St offering engraved cards and letter heads for business use.
A WWI era poem extols Uncle Sam as patient but unyielding. It describes U S resolve to fight until foes are defeated, with martial imagery of banners, sabre, and victory over the Kaiser, credited to Walt Mason and 1917 copyright.
Birthday bio brief profiles John Horne Tooke born June 25 1726 in Newport Market England. The English politician and philologist spent a year in prison and faced a $4000 fine for signing an ad seeking subscriptions to aid relatives of Americans killed at Lexington and Concord. Tooke came from a poulterer family and attended Cambridge before family pressure pushed him toward the ministry and then he studied law.
The figure pursued the pulpit before politics, faced treason charges during the French Revolution, and was acquitted in eight minutes. He retired to Wimbledon Common, hosting party leaders for counsel. His famed linguistic work is The Diversions of Purley, named for a benefactor.
Misa Ellen G Hopkins of 37 Brastow Avenue Somerville a teacher at East Somerville Junior High School married yesterday afternoon in St Catherine's Church Somerville to Arthur C Coughlin of 8 Fenwood Road Roxbury a constructing engineer and member of the engineer corps bound for Europe within days.
A wounded soldier pleads for mercy, seeking a single pathway to relief. The scene centers on a stark choice and the hope of clemency amid conflict.
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